Sinopsis
Sandra, Samuel and their 11-year-old visually impaired son Daniel have been living in a remote mountain location for the past year. When Samuel is found dead outside the house, an investigation for death in suspicious circumstances is launched. Amidst the uncertainty, Sandra is indicted: Was it suicide or homicide? A year later Daniel attends his mother’s trial, a veritable dissection of his parents’ relationship.
Justine Triet is a graduate from the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She has directed several films that tackle the place of the individual in a group. “Sur Place” (2007) was shot during student demonstrations, while “Solférino” (2008) was made during the presidential elections. In 2009 she directed “Des ombres dans la maison” in a Sao Paulo’s neighbourhood. “Vilaine fille, mauvais garçon” a medium-length fiction film was granted several awards. Her first feature film, “La Bataille de Solférino” (Age of Panic) premiered at Cannes ACID 2013 and was nominated for Best First Feature Film at the 2014 César Awards. “Victoria” (In Bed with Victoria), her second feature film opened the International Critics' Week section at Cannes 2016. Starred by Virginie Efira, the film was nominated for the César Awards for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. Her third feature film “Sibyl” premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or.
Director: Justine Triet (France)
Genre: Fiction
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2023
Running time: 150’
Language: German/French/English. OV with Spanish subtitles.
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaïeb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, Sophie Fillières.
Production: Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
Screenwriter: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Director of photography: Simon Beaufils
Production companies: Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre
International sales: MK2 (France)
Festival/Awards Palme d’Or at Cannes
Premiere in Madrid.
